Forest science, mountain landscapes and local history. Find another reason to get outside.
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A snowy Prince George landscape just before sunset on the winter solstice, 21 December 2013. A small dog is visible on the snow; the exact park is not established.Andrew Kurjata · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 · Noncommercial use only. Adaptations retain the image licence. Preserve photographer attribution and licence.
Some days there is light left; some days you bring your own. Make an evening walk around a familiar route, checked footing and a short, satisfying return.
Visit Barkerville’s quieter winter season through its snowy streets, gold rush winter stories and the practical details of a self-guided visit.
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A truck on Highway 16 near Vanderhoof, 14 December 2012. This maintained-highway scene provides regional travel context; it is not the Hungary Creek road or a trailhead parking location.B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 · Noncommercial use only. No derivatives. Display the complete unaltered image. Preserve photographer attribution and licence.
Make a winter night near Prince George worth looking up for, with bright stars, realistic northern lights expectations and a practical way to choose a view.
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Snow around trees and low plants at Moore’s Meadow, 28 December 2010. The space beneath a snow cover is hidden from this surface view.Andrew Kurjata · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 · Noncommercial use only. Adaptations retain the image licence. Preserve photographer attribution and licence.
Fresh snow changes the way a forest carries sound. The hush has as much to do with the spaces between crystals as with the winter landscape.
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A close view of frost crystals at Haldi Lake, 10 November 2012.Andrew Kurjata · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 · Noncommercial use only. Adaptations retain the image licence. Preserve photographer attribution and licence.
A few prints across a snowy path can turn an ordinary walk into a story about movement, food and the neighbours you rarely see.
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Mountain caribou beside a snowy highway in the Kootenays, 20 March 2013. This British Columbia example illustrates the animals and winter habitat discussed; it is not a Prince George sighting.B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit · CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 · Noncommercial use only. No derivatives. Display the complete unaltered image. Preserve photographer attribution and licence.
For deep-snow mountain caribou, winter can lift the forest floor towards food hanging in the trees. Snow, lichens and old forest have to work together.